Nursing issues:Cohort study:Terminally ill patients who are supported by religious communities are more likely to receive aggressive end-of-life care
rather than hospice care; spiritual support from medical teams may reverse this

Nursing issues:Qualitative study:End-of-life care in the emergency department: nurses who invest in the nurse–patient relationship are better able to manage
the emotional aspects of caring for dying people and their relatives

Adult nursing:Qualitative study:Early ambulatory palliative care visits focus on psychosocial elements such as building rapport and coping, as well as managing
symptoms and enhancing illness understanding

Nursing issues:Mixed methods:The majority of nurses first experience death in or before their first year of practice, and the experience can provoke feelings
of helplessness, guilt and ongoing distress